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. >>> at the white house jobs topped the agenda in a meeting between president obama, the naacp and the urban league yesterday. african-american unemployment we've told you this before, more than 16%. national urban league president mark moreel sat in that meeting. what was your message to the president? >> our message was twofold. number one, any debt reduction or deficit reduction deal should not be done on the backs of the most vulnerable citizens. so job training, education, housing and community development programs should not be emass can you latd to get a debt deal. >> did he give you any promises on that. >> he had a great deal of concern and compassion for that. >> concern and compassion, no doubt about that. >> i think there was a commitment on principle. >> not necessarily in reality. >> because there's been so much of a shroud of secrecy over the details of this, quote, deal that's being cooked up, we've got to wait to see the deal before we can determine exactly what our feelings and what our position is going to be. the second thing we emphasize with the president is a nee
. >>> at the white house jobs topped the agenda in a meeting between president obama, the naacp and the urban league yesterday. african-american unemployment we've told you this before, more than 16%. national urban league president mark moreel sat in that meeting. what was your message to the president? >> our message was twofold. number one, any debt reduction or deficit reduction deal should not be done on the backs of the most vulnerable citizens. so job training, education,...
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." >>> the 102nd annual naacp convention is now under way in las vegas. delegates have mapped out a week-long agenda, the theme of which is "affirming america's promise." a variety of topics and challenges are on the roster, one of which includes the looming debt crisis that has all but gridlocked lawmakers on capitol hill. hillary shelton is the naacp senior vice president for policy, and he joins me now. good day to you. i'm sure you have better weather there than we do here. >> good day. yes. i just flew in from washington, d.c. and it is a lot nicer in los angeles right now. >> i'm sure you stepped off the plane at l.a.x. and got a sigh of relief. but before we get started hillary i want to ask you about some of the topics and the goals at this year's convention. how many differ from past years' gatherings, and are the challenges just as great? >> well, they absolutely are, as a matter of fact. the different obstacles as we talk about things like the debt ceiling, the challenges of african-american males in our society, the issues of health care, of t
." >>> the 102nd annual naacp convention is now under way in las vegas. delegates have mapped out a week-long agenda, the theme of which is "affirming america's promise." a variety of topics and challenges are on the roster, one of which includes the looming debt crisis that has all but gridlocked lawmakers on capitol hill. hillary shelton is the naacp senior vice president for policy, and he joins me now. good day to you. i'm sure you have better weather there than we...
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. >>> plus, the naacp convention is under way in los angeles. we're going to see which issues will get the top billing at the annual meeting. you're watching "msnbc sunday." i love all the gadgets. check out the backup cam. show me the carfax. oh yeah, can you show me the carfax?
. >>> plus, the naacp convention is under way in los angeles. we're going to see which issues will get the top billing at the annual meeting. you're watching "msnbc sunday." i love all the gadgets. check out the backup cam. show me the carfax. oh yeah, can you show me the carfax?
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at the same time, the united federation of teachers' union and the naacp sued the city of new york to block the opening of 19 new charters next year. that's the story. >> it doesn't matter, and this is one of the things that we talk about in the book, that i talk about in the book. you don't is to believe -- you don't have to believe in charters. i want to make it clear, i don't think charters are inherently better than public schools or private schools. i don't think that any class of school is inherently better. good schools are better than bad schools no matter the classification. i believe in choice. one of the things that the government does really well is give choice. if you look at section 8, medicaid/medicare, student financial aid, many people think that they don't believe in vouchers until you realize, wait a minute, i kind of do. if you believe in student financial aid, you're a fan of vouchers. you could go to brigham young university with a federally-backed or federally-funded grant. it's a church school, y'all, that you can spend your money at, but you can't spend your m
at the same time, the united federation of teachers' union and the naacp sued the city of new york to block the opening of 19 new charters next year. that's the story. >> it doesn't matter, and this is one of the things that we talk about in the book, that i talk about in the book. you don't is to believe -- you don't have to believe in charters. i want to make it clear, i don't think charters are inherently better than public schools or private schools. i don't think that any class of...
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the lawsuit that has been decided against the naacp last week. some shrink from that disruption preferring to sacrifice the futures of the many who need an education for the welfare of the few who are charged with providing that education but are falling short. the future of african-american literacy and education in harlem will depend on the outcome of battles like these and in whose favor they are resolved. the battle is over and the students won this time. parents will get to choose where they can send their children. but it may not always be so. for the first four score and seven years after the declaration of independence declared that all men were created equal it was illegal to teach a slave to read and write. wasn't just -- it was illegal. people could go to jail for teaching african-americans to read or write. the prohibition was not unconsidered. those who decreed it and enforce it knew that slavery could not prosper in an environment where slaves got the opportunity to get education and freedom of self expression. even after emancipati
the lawsuit that has been decided against the naacp last week. some shrink from that disruption preferring to sacrifice the futures of the many who need an education for the welfare of the few who are charged with providing that education but are falling short. the future of african-american literacy and education in harlem will depend on the outcome of battles like these and in whose favor they are resolved. the battle is over and the students won this time. parents will get to choose where...
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want to talk about the naacp with respect to african-american activism. the point that i try to stress is why it du bois was about intellectually and eight bring up the space for thinking, not only about du bois' engagement in appropriations of contemporary, american thinkers, but to think about his time in germany. so for example, du bois is not only interesting because he was a student at harvard, is also interesting because he is the student of gustav moore and germany, because he was engaged in late 19th century german debates come of the relationship between whether we should take about read from the perspectives of the sciences and human sciences. du bois is a very famous discussion of an important and interesting allusion. i think what probably is one of his favorite poems. so you think about du bois and i guess he stress are talking not only about du bois' relationship to white act to this who were involved with du bois and founding the naacp, was talking about not only can un-american intellectualize them, lake ruiz, ct and it. were also talking
want to talk about the naacp with respect to african-american activism. the point that i try to stress is why it du bois was about intellectually and eight bring up the space for thinking, not only about du bois' engagement in appropriations of contemporary, american thinkers, but to think about his time in germany. so for example, du bois is not only interesting because he was a student at harvard, is also interesting because he is the student of gustav moore and germany, because he was...
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. >> reporter: this latest news called for the naacp to call for an fbi investigation. >> the best thing that can be done is for an outside independent body to review all of this data, these facts. >> reporter: now we'll take you live to the vigil which is scheduled to start at 6:00. we'll tell you why audio analysis of the shooting may not prove that latest theory. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> breaking news now, officials are addressing the new arrest in the bryan stow beating case. >> the bryan stow case has been given paramount attention and i am proud of the job our detectives have done. the men and women of this department have done to pursue every lead and utilize every single resource at their disposal. like every case, it's been an ongoing investigation. and with new credible information, the case changed course and took a new path. today, thanks to thousands, literally thousands of hours of investigative work and the hard work of an elite, competent group of investigators we can announce the arrest of suspects in this case. the process has worked. chief beck will pr
. >> reporter: this latest news called for the naacp to call for an fbi investigation. >> the best thing that can be done is for an outside independent body to review all of this data, these facts. >> reporter: now we'll take you live to the vigil which is scheduled to start at 6:00. we'll tell you why audio analysis of the shooting may not prove that latest theory. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> breaking news now, officials are addressing the new arrest in...
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and pioneering in integrating in mississippi, i want to know what other organization, other than the naacp, what organizations are trying to get publicking companies to include the contribution. because this is how students relate. i've been there for 50 year. i know we need to get what you say, cheryl, 200,000 colored men in the truths. we need to know that. i assist six children. in school opinion they did not know that. how can we get that information and get you in the textbook? >> craig, do you want to take that? you got 30 seconds. then we got to wrap it up. >> i have to be honest with you, i don't know beyond the naacp or congressional black caucus who is carrying that torch. what i can say is from my point of view, the ownous is on us to tell our own story. there's no culture that relies on another culture. you don't see people from china waiting for americans to tell their story. we have to tell our own stories. it's by any means necessary. it's a brave new world, stepping back to the last question. publishing industry is transforming right before our eyes. and the avenues are the
and pioneering in integrating in mississippi, i want to know what other organization, other than the naacp, what organizations are trying to get publicking companies to include the contribution. because this is how students relate. i've been there for 50 year. i know we need to get what you say, cheryl, 200,000 colored men in the truths. we need to know that. i assist six children. in school opinion they did not know that. how can we get that information and get you in the textbook? >>...
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and she had given a speech at a local branch of the naacp in march of 2010. in that speech, she had talked about 24 years before, where she had worked with a white farmer and his wife. in that case, she felt the farmer was racist. she was very offended by some of the behaviors. she came to the realizization that, you know, he's oppressed too in terms of class. and she came -- she gave the speech as an example of how she had come to some kind of consciousness about inequality and how it worked and how she couldn't afford to just focus on one type of inequality. as dr. reed mentioned a moment ago, andrew took the story that she told and manipulated so she could be charged with racism. and tom actually fired shirley sherrod without giving her any chance to explain the situation, explain that the film has been doctored. this is a good example of how we really do need the bosses of people who are situated in the society, people like black women, and high position of influence in may or sitting at the table. people making decisions about who gets fired and who gets
and she had given a speech at a local branch of the naacp in march of 2010. in that speech, she had talked about 24 years before, where she had worked with a white farmer and his wife. in that case, she felt the farmer was racist. she was very offended by some of the behaviors. she came to the realizization that, you know, he's oppressed too in terms of class. and she came -- she gave the speech as an example of how she had come to some kind of consciousness about inequality and how it worked...